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General Information on Social Security

Social Security State Quick Fact Sheets: 2005

Research Report

June 2005


This set of fact sheets provides a one-page overview of quick facts on Social Security for each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Information is provided about each state's older population, average personal income, Social Security beneficiaries, Social Security benefits, Social Security's role in lifting retirees out of poverty, and Social Security's income percentages among older residents' income.

State Fact Sheets (PDF)